TV On The Radio have problems on the TV

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By Phil Udell on Monday, 9 February 20092 Comments | Print this post

It should have been one of those great defining moments when alternative culture crashed into the mainstream, when TV On The Radio were given a platform on one of the biggest shows on US TV – Saturday Night Live. However, like Fleet Foxes before them, TVOTR were left to battle technical problems that resulted in a performance that, while not their finest hour, still had the air of genuine excitement about it. Just mind the vocals, that’s all….

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Colin said:

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Nothing unusual there at all! Their vocals always sound a bit off live for me but I tend to ignore them! If you think that was bad you should have seen what happened in the Temple Bar Music Centre about 2 years ago…….. Best we forget that one! Tripod was 50 times better.

- 10 February 2009 at 9:34 pm

Aaron said:

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Yeah, I was expecting something way worse. The only problem I hear is that the vocals are drowned out by the brass section.
I felt the same about the TBMC gig Charlie, loved the Tripod gig though a friend of a friend met them after and they said they wished they put a lot more into the show & that it wasn’t as good as they can be.
In that case, I’d love to see them at what they think is their best.

- 11 February 2009 at 9:03 am